Sun Microsystems VERSION 3.1.0_BETA2 user manual Configuring virtual machines

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Contents

 

 

 

2.4.5

Configuring a zone for running VirtualBox

. . . . . 43

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Configuring virtual machines

44

 

3.1

Supported guest operating systems

. . . . . 44

 

3.2

64-bit guests

. . . . . 45

 

3.3

General settings

. . . . . 46

 

 

3.3.1

“Basic” tab

. . . . . 46

 

 

3.3.2

“Advanced” tab

. . . . . 46

 

 

3.3.3

“Description” tab

. . . . . 47

 

3.4

System settings

. . . . . 47

 

 

3.4.1

“Motherboard” tab

. . . . . 47

 

 

3.4.2

“Processor” tab

. . . . . 48

 

 

3.4.3

“Acceleration” tab: hardware vs. software virtualization

. . . . . 49

 

3.5

Display settings

. . . . . 51

 

3.6

Storage settings

. . . . . 51

 

3.7

Audio settings

. . . . . 54

 

3.8

Network settings

. . . . . 54

 

3.9

Serial ports

. . . . . 55

 

3.10

USB support

. . . . . 56

 

 

3.10.1

USB settings

. . . . . 56

 

 

3.10.2

Implementation notes for Windows and Linux hosts . .

. . . . . 58

 

3.11

Shared folders

. . . . . 58

 

3.12

Alternative firmware (EFI)

. . . . . 58

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Guest Additions

60

 

4.1

Introduction

. . . . . 60

 

4.2

Versions

. . . . . 61

 

4.3

Windows Guest Additions

. . . . . 62

 

 

4.3.1

Installing the Windows Guest Additions

. . . . . 62

 

 

4.3.2

Updating the Windows Guest Additions

. . . . . 63

 

 

4.3.3

Unattended Installation

. . . . . 64

 

 

4.3.4

Manual file extraction

. . . . . 64

 

 

4.3.5

Windows Vista networking

. . . . . 64

 

4.4

Linux Guest Additions

. . . . . 65

 

 

4.4.1

Installing the Linux Guest Additions

. . . . . 65

 

 

4.4.2

Video acceleration and high resolution graphics modes

. . . . . 66

 

 

4.4.3

Updating the Linux Guest Additions

. . . . . 67

 

4.5

Solaris Guest Additions

. . . . . 67

 

 

4.5.1

Installing the Solaris Guest Additions

. . . . . 67

 

 

4.5.2

Uninstalling the Solaris Guest Additions

. . . . . 68

 

 

4.5.3

Updating the Solaris Guest Additions

. . . . . 68

 

4.6

OS/2 Guest Additions

. . . . . 68

 

4.7

Folder sharing

. . . . . 68

 

4.8

Seamless windows

. . . . . 71

 

4.9

Hardware 3D acceleration (OpenGL and Direct3D 8/9) . . . .

. . . . . 72

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